Rail Passenger Service Improvement Act of 1980

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Rail Passenger Service Improvement Act of 1980 - Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to require the establishment of standards of ontime performance for National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) trains which travel over the lines of other railroads. Sets forth penalties to be paid by the railroads which own such lines for failure to meet such standards. Defines "ontime performance" for the purposes of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish the most expeditious schedules possible for any route of which a portion is maintained or improved through the use of Federal financial assistance. Directs that the requirements of this Act be incorporated in an operating and compensation arrangement covering the operation of trains for Amtrak as established by the Interstate Commerce Commission under such Act. Declares that nothing contained in this Act shall preclude or supercede an agreement between Amtrak and a railroad for payment of specified incentives for ontime operation of Amtrak trains. Excludes from the provisions of this Act the operation of a train which is governed by specified contractual provisions. Directs the Federal Railway Administration (FRA)…